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DiRT 4vsEA Sports WRC
DiRT 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); EA Sports WRC leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DiRT 4EA Sports WRC
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
EA Sports WRC leans harder on execution: Rally pace notes demand instant throttle and wheel response
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
EA Sports WRC leans harder on optimization: Car setup, tyre compound choice and stage routing are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.